Lower Mount Bethel designer wins first Tony

Nance01She already has an Oscar but the win for Ann Roth of Lower Mount Bethel Township tonight for her costume designs on "The Nance" was her first Tony.

It was the sixth time Roth had been nominated for a Tony. She was last nominated for her work on "The Book of Mormon," Trey Parker and Matt Stone's hit Broadway musical.

Roth also has won an Oscar for "The English Patient" and been nominated for "Places in the Heart," "The Hours" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

She also has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, most recently for "Mildred Pierce," an HBO mini-series starring Kate Winslet and Evan Rachel Wood.

Her designs for the burlesque comedy "The Nance,"which opened in April and recreates the naughty world of burlesque's heyday with the backstage story of Chauncey Miles, played by Nathan Lane. "The Nance" which is also won for best sound design as of 9 p.m. when the broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall was still in progress.